the tin man

I lost it
her first love letter
sent to her precious man, me
the tin man,
and my collection of rusty means
of getting here and there

back where I come from
we're honest country folk
we'd ride out to the middle of nowhere
a field of simple wildflowers
she always said
         all I need to know
         to fall in love
         for the first time
         was that it
         don't happen twice
         never, true love

she always said
         this song about
         me and you
         is all the magic anyone needs
so, when I close my eyes
it's easy to see
her pretty curls and her tender smile
she's got it all
that's all I need to know
the only reason I'm here, just
hoping to feel her welcome arms

she always sang the words real loud
         "Well, you had me from "Hello"
         I felt love start to grow"
and your simple shy smile --
those were her gentle words --
she always said
she thinks my tractor's sexy
when I'm riding in jeans
cause she couldn't tell me
what I need to do
is to say
         riding here with you,
         because of your love,
         this moment is our baptism
         of how forever feels
         in your welcome arms

all of these words
lost in her letter
"to my precious tin man"
but engraved forever
in my heart




         to the tin man
         3 june, 2006
         (Poetic Paradise Daily Challenge)